Davis, Russell Alfred
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Russell Alfred |
Surname | Davis |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 06-11-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frederick Charles and Elizabeth Mary Fowler Davis, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster II |
Serial Number | DS649 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. C. Row D. Grave 11. |
Epitaph | PRESERVE ME, O GOD FOR IN THEE DO I PUT MY TRUST PSALM VI.I. |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 153 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/17308 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 1679 HCFlt |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Centre, Sutton on the Forest, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone & Metal Sun Dial |
Memorial Text | A memorial to all those who served at RAF East Moor and in particular 415 Sqn RCAF |
Miscellaneous Information
On the strength of 432 Sqn, according to CWGC records |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 06-11-1943 |
End Date | 06-11-1943 |
Takeoff Station | East Moor |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- night flying exercise |
Reason for Loss | Flew into trees just minutes after takeoff and crashed WSW of Malton, Yorkshire |